International Law
The Suppression of Dru
Towson University , Blanca Abrego
The prohibition of drugs occurs domestically and internationally . While many drugs are illegal there is numerous countries that recognize the supply chain for medical and recreational use . In fact is only certain drugs are illegal worldwide . The most consumed drugs contain psychoactive substances such as prescription pills . While these drugs are legal some still purchase them through the black market . Further research lead us to find clear contradictory within the laws that say drugs are illegal , production is illegal but a small possession acceptable because it ’ s not considered drug trafficking .
Claims for the use of drugs have been related to religious , and health benefits . Yet the movement of drugs in conducive of violent environment since its illegal and its trading can result dangerous . Many people are killed by the police in drug persecutions ; also while trafficking the drugs from one country to another , traders are arrested and tortured for information . Violence is endless when it comes to illegal means . The fact that drugs create chemical addiction is very relevant for this industry because once you are an addict ; is it because of genetic predisposition or just because you develop it you can ’ t get cured . I think this is relevant because this is what keeps people consuming without being able to control themselves and this is what supports this industry .
Drug trading is not internationally seen as a crime and it is not subject to universal jurisdiction . In many cases drug trafficking is to be connected to universal jurisdiction because many of the drug trading funds are used for terrorism and other international crimes . There is something called the War on Drugs created by the US which is a law of drug prohibition that supports itself by claiming that the use of drugs brings violence and health concerns among others . The US is a really strong character in the drug prohibition because many countries had decided to support them at an international level and use their drug policy which makes the suppression of it a little more uniform across the globe . In New York they have a mandatory minimum sentence in which you can have 15 years of prison if you have in possession more than 113g . In California if you are caught in possession three times you will be subject to life prison , the United Kingdom has a similar law but instead of life incarceration you get 7 years .
There are some drugs that once were illegal but now are legal such as tobacco and alcohol . Even though they are legal now , the government tries to avoid their use by putting graphic images of possible consequences of smoking . Also both drugs have high taxes making the product expensive . When it comes to the human civil rights there is a dispute because many of the drug arrests are result of officers searching your personal property something that is illegal unless you have a warrant . This happens a lot because citizens are unaware that they can deny the searching . Since officers are seen as an authority you tend to follow their orders .
Some countries to avoid this searching issue use undercover law in which undercover officers will study the acts of someone and then when sure they will ask for a warrant making it legal to human rights . The bad part of this is that these officers are permitted to commit crimes if necessary , so as I mentioned before here is where drug persecution violence happens .
Because of the War on Drug institutions such as the Interpol had being created which facilitates the police cooperation internationally since trading is increasing every day .